Francis Upjohn 22K Gold Repoussé Case Pocket Watch

Inventory Number: PW2303018LC

Made in London, circa 1770, signed Francis Upjohn, 46mm, case No.952, repoussé pair cased pocket watch, the pierced and chased repoussé with scrolls and a scene depicting Queen of Sheba presenting gifts to King Solomon. White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, arcaded minute-track (typical features made for the Dutch market. Blued steel beetle and poker hands.

Gilt dust cover. full-plate, gilt, turned pillars, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, pierced, chased and engraved cock, diamond endstone, silvered regulation dial, repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Movement and dust cover signed. The bell by Drury.

Former collection of Lord Michael Graham Ruddock Sandberg (1927-2017), Baron Sandberg, who is a very famous collector worldwide.

Functions: hours, minutes and quarter-repeating.

On loan from the private collection of Mr. Yeung Sau Wong.

About Watchmaker

Francis Upjohn was a well-known clockmaker in London. He became a freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers in 1781 and Liveryman from 1787 – 1793. He was based in Bridgewater Square, London and worked for his father James, another well-known clockmaker until 1773.